Events
CLM Swimming Lessons Paikea Y4 and 5
The CLM Swimming lessons for Years 4 and 5 build confidence in those who are less able swimmers and refines the swimming skills of those who are more confident swimmers. Each class goes every day throughout the week in the afternoon.
Skill Samurai - New Activity for After School - Open Day
There is an outside group who would like to run Skill Samurai at St Heliers School after school on Fridays from 3pm to 5pm. Skill Samurai runs in various schools throughout Auckland. The activity, they say, is fun and interactive, designed especially for children aged 6 to 12 to enhance their skills in mathematics and programming.
To find out if this is of interest to your children they are running an open day with a demonstration in the quad area outside the office at 3pm on Friday 20 February.
February Board Meeting
The first Board meeting for 2026 is on Thursday 26 February at 5.30pm.
Chelsea Sugar Factory - Pakakē (Year 6)
Classes in Year 6 have their first class trip of the year to the Chelsea Sugar Factory on either Tuesday 3 March or Wednesday 4 March,
SHS Swimming Sports (Years 4 and 5)
Paikea compete in the annual school swimming sports at The Y Glen Innes Pool & Leisure Centre on Thursday 5 March. House points will also be collected on the day. An event schedule will be sent to families. We will let you know when we are calling for parent volunteers to help with the event.
SHS Swimming Sports (Years 6, 7 and 8)
Pakakē and Kākahi compete in the annual school swimming sports at The Y Glen Innes Pool & Leisure Centre on Thursday 5 March. House points will also be collected on the day. An event schedule will be sent to families. We will let you know when we are calling for parent volunteers to help with the event.
Weetbix Tryathlon
The Central East Auckland Weetbix Tryathlon is on Sunday 22nd March at Pt England Reserve. If you have yet to register your child, please don't wait as this event usually sells out and many children are left unable to take part. Click on the link to register now, and please ensure that you connect your children with the St Heliers School Team. You will see this option as you proceed through the enrolment. https://tryathlon.co.nz/locations/central-east-auckland/
To ensure that our athletes are feeling confident and excited about this amazing event, I am offering four training sessions at Crossfield Reserve in the lead up to the big day. These will of course help with fitness, but more importantly they are about the tips and tricks to ensure that the children have a wonderful time out there on the course, and the all-important mindset and attitude needed for the event.
There will not be any swimming at the training sessions, but please ensure you bring their bike, helmet, running shoes, and water.
Please arrive ten minutes before the start time to get set up. If you arrive at the times listed, your children will miss the beginning of the session.
I look forward to seeing you at one, or all of the sessions below:
Sun 22nd February 3.30pm
Sun 1st March 3.30pm
Sun 8th March 4 pm
Sun 15th March 4 pm
Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Kathy Harding
SHS Running Club Coach
027 2818 007
School Starts for 2026
New Students arrive at 8.30am (In the Hall)
New International Students Arrive at 9.15am (In the Hall)
Uniform Shop Open
For parents convenience the uniform shop will be open on Thursday 29 January from 9 am to 12 pm.
Last Day of School for Year 0 to 7
Children who are returning in 2025 will visit their class and teacher for next year at 10.15am.
Children only need to bring a snack for morning tea.
School finishes at 12.30pm. Please pick up your children on time as the whole staff have a special lunch starting at 1pm.
Have a great summer!
Graduation Day
Year 8 students graduate at a special evening for them. After the ceremony from 6pm to 7pm they say goodbye to the parents for their school social.
This is the last day at school for Year 8 students.
School Reports and Class Lists Go Home
School reports are emailed to parents and those who are returning to St Heliers School in 2025 will receive their class list for 2026 on Monday 15 December.
Distinction Assembly
Parents are invited to our formal Whole School Distinction Assembly on Tuesday 17 December at 1pm.
The are our highest awards for the year. Certificates, trophies and cups are awarded.
Christmas Dress Up Day
Leave your uniform at home and come dressed in your favorite Christmas costume.
Bring a gold coin for the SPCA.
Year 8 Beach Day
Year 8 students spend the day at the beach swimming and having lots of fun for the end of the year.
Junior Athletics/Fun Sports Day
Terehu (Year 0-1), Popokanua (Year 2-3) and Paikea (Year 4 only) will hold their Junior Athletics/Sports Fun Day on Monday 8 December.
Terehu Block 1 - 9am - 10.40am
Popokanua Block 2 -11.10am - 12.40pm
Paikea (year 4) Block 3 - 1.25pm - 2.50pm
Parents are welcome. Drinks (other than water) and food not permitted on the turf.
Excellence Assembly
Parents are invited to our Whole School Excellence Assembly on Friday 5 December at 2pm.
Excellence Awards recognise those children who have attained a standard of academic, sporting or cultural excellence in some aspect of their schooling.
Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.
Junior Choir and Cheerios Cheersquad to Perform at Village Christmas Late Night
Both the Junior Choir and Cheerios Cheersquad have been invited to perform down at the St Heliers Village in December, for their Christmas Late Night Shopping event.
When: Thursday 4th December, 5.30pm to 6pm.
Where: St Heliers Village Library (corner of St Heliers Bay Road and Polygon Road), outside on the pavement. Students will meet Mrs Herbert and Miss Mill at 5.20pm, outside the Library.
(If it is wet, we will perform in the Tamaki Ex-Services Association Hall, which is just around the corner from the Library)
Junior Choir are to wear their full school uniform and a Christmas-themed hat/hair accessory/ribbon.
Cheerios Cheersquad are to wear their Cheerios costume
If students are in both the Junior Choir and Cheerios, then they wear their Cheerios outfit.
Travelwise - Final Walking Wednesday is 3 December
Final Walking Wednesday for 2025 - Wednesday 3 December 8:15am - 8:50am
Wednesday 3 December will be the final Walking Wednesday for 2025.
Max the Pukeko is making a guest appearance and there will be music and some Spot Prizes to celebrate all the amazing children that have walked, scooted and rode their bikes to school this year!
Children will need to enter via the front school gate (Walmsley Road) for a chance for a spot prize and to be in the weekly draw. There won’t be Travelwise Team children outside Room 7, in the Year 3 Quad or in the Endeavour block Wednesday morning.
There will also be the weekly prize draw (2 x Year 0-3 and 2 x Year 4 -8) children’s names drawn from the Prize Draw box. These prizes will be given out at the morning assemblies on Thursday 4 December and Tuesday 9 December.
Mrs Buer
Learning Support Coordinator
New Entrant Morning Visit and Parent Information Sessions
On Thursday 27 November at 9.15 am (session 1) and 11.30 (Session 2) the children starting school in Term 4 this year will have their first visit to the classroom and parents will hear from the Deputy Principal in the hall about they can best prepare their child for school. Student leaders will also share their experiences growing up at St Heliers School.
Auckland Championship Athletics
We have a group of students who placed in the top 2 at Eastern Zone representing the school and the zone at the Auckland Athletics Championships at Go Media Stadium (Mt Smart) on Thursday 28 November.
SHS Christmas Market
Come along to the famous PTA Christmas Market in the St Heliers School hall from 5pm this Wednesday 26 November.
End of Year Morning Tea for our International Student Families
On Wednesday 26 November at 9am uur International Families have morning tea with the Senior Leadership Team, the International Student Manager and ESOL Manager. We celebrate the year and farewell those families who are moving on next year.
School Disco
We’re excited to announce that our much-loved St Heliers School Disco is coming up on Friday 21 November!
This year, there’s a small change to the format for our Year 0–3 students. Their disco will be held during school time, from 1.45–2.45 PM, so that all our junior students can take part in the fun without needing to come back to school later in the day when they’re often tired. Students will return to their classrooms afterward and can be picked up at the usual time of 3 PM.
The Year 4–5 Disco will run from 4.00–5.30 PM, followed by the Year 6–7 Disco from 6.00–7.30 PM.
More details about food, ticket costs, and other information for the after school events will be shared soon. Get ready for a great evening of music, dancing, and fun!
Ngā mihi,
Kylie Dawson
Be Yourself Day
L:eave your uniform at home and wear your own clothes for the day. Bring a gold coin which the student leaders will be donating to the SPCA.
Bay Suburbs Athletics
Year 5 and 6 students selected to represent the school at the Bay Suburbs Athletics day on Tuesday 18 November at Glover Park.
Citizenship Assembly
Parents are invited to our Whole School Citizenship Assembly on Friday 14 November at 2pm.
Citizenship Awards recognise those children who consistently uphold our school values and consistently display citizenship qualities.
Citizenship Qualities:
Friendly and helpful towards other people
Generous with your time and talents for the good of others without thought of personal reward
Sympathetic towards those in distress, the weak and the needy
Only one child is awarded an excellence award in each class per term.
Jump Jam Finals
After competing in the regional competition and coming first the girls received a special invite to the National Competition in at Bethlehem College in Tauranga on Saturday 8 November.
Bay Suburbs Touch Rugby
Three teams of Year 5 and 6 students compete in the Bays Suburbs Touch Competition at Madills Farm on Tuesday 4 November.
School Athletics Day (Y5-8)
School Athletics Day for Year 5 - 8 will take place on Thursday 31 October at Glover Park.
The save day will be Wednesday 6 November.
New Parents Morning Tea
The Senior Leadership Team look forward to seeing all the new parents from the middle of Term 3, and the beginning of Term 4 at the morning tea at 9.15am on Tuesday 28 October. Hear a little more about what’s happening in the school, meet other new families and have some of your questions answered. We look forward to seeing you.
Labour Day - No School
This is our last public holiday before Christmas. School is closed on this day.
Junior Merit Assembly (Y0-3)
Parents are welcome at this Junior Merit Assembly on Friday 24 October at 2.15 pm.